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Academic Enrichment Programs

Our programs provide pre-collegiate students from the U.S. and around the world the chance to explore their passions and dive deep into a single topic beyond what is typically taught in a school curriculum.

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What is an enrichment "Circle"?

Circles are weekly gatherings that follow a model of education that emphasizes interactive education and deep engagement. Our enrichment circles are evening after-school programs intended as outreach to local students who are passionate in a given subject and want to learn more beyond what is available in their schools. Through lectures, activities, and hands-on engagement, circles encourage students to develop creative and critical problem solving skills. Because they are held on campus, they are only offered to local students.

From Business to Bioscience, Creative Writing to Cosmology, participants engage in single-subject intensive study in a field they are passionate about, working with brilliant instructors and peers during this three-week, residential program.

Experience how the arts thrive at Stanford! Participants come together for a three-week intensive arts program offering academically challenging, interdisciplinary courses in architecture, visual design, and music.

This five-week summer residential program offers low-income and underrepresented minority students from select counties in Northern and Central California the chance to explore medicine through lectures, mentorship, and a hospital internship.

Each summer, the Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory opens its lab doors with an outreach summer program aimed at increasing the number of women in computer science, particularly in the field of AI research.

Math circles are weekly gatherings of local students on Stanford campus, offering students the chance to explore complex and advanced mathematical topics in a group environment guided by mathematicians and educators.

This three-day program is interactive, with small group workshops, and direct interactions with a variety of health professionals from the Stanford Health Care hospital, as well as faculty, staff, and students from the Stanford School of Medicine.

Who We Are

Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies advances the education of academically talented, intellectually curious, pre-college students. We offer a variety of programs designed to meet the needs of top students everywhere.